ICD-10-CM · Chapter 14 · N00–N99
N99.5
Complications of stoma of urinary tract
Diseases of the genitourinary system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- N99.5
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 14 — Diseases of the genitourinary system
- Category
- N99 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM N99.5 is a category (header) for complications of stoma of urinary tract. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in N99
- N99Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified
- N99.0Postprocedural (acute) (chronic) kidney failure
- N99.1Postprocedural urethral stricture
- N99.11Postprocedural urethral stricture, male
- N99.110Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N99.111Postprocedural bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N99.112Postprocedural membranous urethral stricture, male
- N99.113Postprocedural anterior bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N99.114Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, unspecified
- N99.115Postprocedural fossa navicularis urethral stricture
- N99.116Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
- N99.12Postprocedural urethral stricture, female
- N99.2Postprocedural adhesions of vagina
- N99.3Prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy
- N99.4Postprocedural pelvic peritoneal adhesions
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